Scheveningen, a beach-resort 5 kilometres from The Hague, the Netherlands

The Dutch love their beaches and the sea.

Although the weather in the Netherlands is not always as nice as in southern parts of Europe, the crafty Dutch have managed to make their seaside resorts attractive to visit all year round.

Activities on 11 kilometer long beach

Scheveningen has 11 kilometres of beach and every year in early spring pavilions are erected along the beach.

Although these structures are only temporary, they do not lack diversity or style.

They are stylishly white, have an Asian or Mediterranean feel, or are rustic and welcoming.

All of them are specially designed to enjoy the first sunshine of spring by providing sheltering glass screens to protect you from the wind.

In summer the beach transforms to a real Eldorado for sunbathers.

You can take your own towel and windscreen or rent a chair.

Even here you have ample choice; you can rent an ordinary foldable beach chair, a sun bed or go for a luxury VIP bed.

But Scheveningen is not only a resort for sun bathers.

There are many beach sports to participate in or watch.

Besides windsurfing and flying kites, you can bungee jump or climb the climbing wall on the beach.

There is also a Beach Stadium where international events such as Grand Slam Beach volleyball and FIFA Beach soccer matches take place.

Food and drink

As per usual in the Netherlands the food and drinks are of the highest quality; hot chocolate and homemade Dutch apple pie, a hearty pea soup with smoked sausage, a classy cocktail with a snack, or a culinary feast like crayfish in cantaloupe as a starter and a big boy steak as a main, you name it and they serve it.

If you visit Scheveningen on a day that the sun does not shine you do not have to worry as there are plenty of restaurants on the boulevard.

Herring and its Festival in Scheveningen

Historically Scheveningen is a fishing village and it still has a harbour with a fishing fleet.

If you like to eat good fresh fish Scheveningen is the place to be. The local speciality, which is enjoyed all over the Netherlands, is salt herring.

The Dutch love it and if you are not too scared of eating salted but raw fish you should give it a try.

You should pick it up at the tail and hold it above your head and slide it into your mouth taking small bites.

But if you do not want to get your hands dirty the fishmonger will be quite happy to cut it in bite size pieces and give you a cocktail stick decorated with the Dutch flag.

Every June a festival in honour of the first herring caught takes place in Scheveningen. It is named “vlaggetjesdag” after the cocktail sticks; small flag in Dutch is “vlaggetje”.

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